Biology-B6-Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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Bacteria can evolve rapidly because?
it reproduces at a fast rate
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What is an example of an antibiotic resistant bacteria?
MRSA
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How does it happen
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Firstly bacteria may have a?
mutation
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This leads to it?
becoming resistant
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When the antibiotic is used what will happen?
all bacteria will be killed apart from resistant bacteria
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The antibiotic resistant strain will then?
survive and reproduce
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The population of the strain?
rises
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This will then?
spread
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Since people are not?
immune to it
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And there is no?
effective treatment
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Ways to reduce resistance
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Doctors shouldnt?
prescribe antibiotics inappropriately
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For example?
for a virus
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Patients must?
complete the full course
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This ensures all?
bacteria is killed
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And none?
survive
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To _______ and become ______?
to mutate and become resistant
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We should also restrict its use?
within agriculture
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Researchers are currently developing?
new antibiotics
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But the problem is that it is very (2)?
slow and costly
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And it is also hard to?
keep up with the new emerging strains
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What is an example of an antibiotic resistant bacteria?

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MRSA

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How does it happen
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Firstly bacteria may have a?

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This leads to it?

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When the antibiotic is used what will happen?

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